000 CDUS44 KLCH 231248 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 646 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 408 PM 90 1910 73 8 66 MINIMUM 61 1159 PM 27 1915 52 9 44 AVERAGE 71 63 8 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.24 1.50 1901 0.12 0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.81 2.54 0.27 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 2.81 2.54 0.27 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 14.17 11.34 2.83 20.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 10 MONTH TO DATE 153 131 22 48 SINCE MAR 1 153 131 22 48 SINCE JUL 1 1162 1466 -304 1320 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 15 31 -16 44 SINCE MAR 1 15 31 -16 44 SINCE JAN 1 77 53 24 63 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 23 500 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 89 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 25 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 612 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$